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chutzpah

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈxʊts.pə/Part of speech nounSorted achhptuzStarts with CEnds with H0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Bold nerve, audacity, or shameless confidence.

Word origin

Originated c. 1890–95 from Yiddish חוצפּה (khutspe), which was either borrowed via Medieval Hebrew or directly came from Aramaic חוּצְפָּא (ḥuṣpā, “audacity, boldness”), derived from חֲצַף (ḥăṣap̄, “to be impudent, arrogant”).

Used in a sentence

  • If the service is rotten and the meal a disaster, we should withhold a tip and explain why we are doing so. Few of us have the chutzpah to do this.

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